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Ehrenreich's core philosophy holds that aging people have the right to determine their quality of life and may choose to forgo painful and generally ineffective treatments. She presents evidence that such tests as annual physicals and Pap smears have little effect in prolonging life; investigates wellness trends, including mindfulness meditation; and questions the doctrine of a harmonious "mindbody" and its supposed natural tendency to prolong life....
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Regarded as one of the foremost playwrights of the nineteenth century, Ibsen tells the story of the idealist Doctor Thomas Stockmann, the medical officer of a recently opened spa in a small town in southern Norway, who finds that the water is seriously contaminated. He notifies members of the community and initially receives support and thanks for the discovery. Threatened by the possible impact of such a revelation, his brother, the town mayor, conspires...
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Socio-genomics has rapidly become one of the trendiest sciences of the new millennium. Practitioners view human nature and life outcomes as the result of genetic and social factors. In Social by Nature, Catherine Bliss recognizes the promise of this interdisciplinary young science, but also questions its implications for the future. As she points out, the claim that genetic similarities cause groups of people to behave in similar ways is not new-and...
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Dans les années 1970, l'anorexie et la boulimie ont fait une entrée fracassante dans l'espace public. Dès le départ, on leur suppose un fort ancrage social. Toutefois, les différentes disci-plines mobilisées autour de la question ne parviennent jamais vraiment à comprendre la teneur de la relation entre troubles alimentaires et société. Par l'examen d'une variété de discours scientifiques sur la dimension sociale de l'anorexie et de la...
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La publicación es una guía práctica de los conocimientos expuestos en el primer libro de Álvaro Valdivia Pareja: Suicidología. Prevención, tratamiento psicológico e investigación de procesos suicidas. Esta segunda entrega explica al lector cómo los profesionales de la salud mental enfrentan los desafíos en su campo de acción.
Retos clínicos y sociales del suicidólogo presenta cinco capítulos; cada uno está conformado por una explicación...
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Prozak Diaries is an analysis of emerging psychiatric discourses in post-1980s Iran. It examines a cultural shift in how people interpret and express their feeling states, by adopting the language of psychiatry, and shows how experiences that were once articulated in the richly layered poetics of the Persian language became, by the 1990s, part of a clinical discourse on mood and affect. In asking how psychiatric dialect becomes a language of everyday,...
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The Blue Zones Solution: by Dan Buettner | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review The Blue Zones Solution by Dan Buettner expands on research into the regions of the world where residents are more likely to live to the age of 100 and beyond, the Blue Zones… This companion to The Blue Zones Solution includes: Overview of the book Important People Key Takeaways Analysis of Key Takeaways and much more!
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Mental illness is many things at once: It is a natural phenomenon that is also shaped by society and culture. It is biological but also behavioral and social. Mental illness is a problem of both the brain and the mind, and this ambiguity presents a challenge for those who seek to accurately classify psychiatric disorders. The leading resource we have for doing so is the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, but no edition...
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This book is about the visually impaired. It describes the usual elements of low vision-the low-vision examination, the corrective devices, microscopes, telescopes, hand and stand magnifiers, and nonoptical aids. There is so much more, and the book can be a great reference for the social worker, the physical therapist, the occupational therapist, the optometrist and ophthalmologist, and anyone who works with visually impaired individuals. There is...
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If you're struggling with gastrointestinal diseases or disorders, it can be a challenge to navigate the complex world of managing your condition. However, the good news is that there is a comprehensive self-care guide available that can help you take control of your health and improve your quality of life. This book covers everything you need to know about managing gastrointestinal conditions, including understanding your specific condition and triggers,...
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A shocking inside account of reckless capitalism and injustice in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case.
In September 2019, Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin and a company controlled by the infamous billionaire Sackler family, filed for bankruptcy to protect itself from 2,600 lawsuits for its role in fueling the U.S. overdose crisis. Author and activist Ryan Hampton served as co-chair of the official creditors committee that acted as a watchdog during...
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What part do the values of growth and prosperity, freedom and justice, security and democracy play in social policy and human welfare? How can we judge the validity of these – the founding principles of Western liberalism – and the policies they shape, as the recipe for progress? At a time of global 'permacrisis', Sebastian Taylor applies his extensive frontline experience working with health systems and healthcare in the Global North and South...
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Mourir est-il inévitable ? Selon les auteurs de ce livre qui basent leurs arguments sur des avancées scientifiques et techniques, la mort est aujourd'hui contestable et contestée. Ils vont même plus loin : d'ici 2045, grâce aux progrès exponentiels de l'intelligence artificielle, la régénération et la création de tissus, l'impression d'organes, la cryoconservation, les thérapies génétiques ou immunologiques, la mort sera facultative....
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Few Canadians know of "Mr. L," an auto worker in Ontario who gave "the gift of life" in 1984 as part of a company blood donor drive. Many more will remember Kenneth Pittman, a 53-year-old heart patient, who died after being infected with AIDS -- from Mr. L's blood. They will also remember Mr. Pittman's wife, Rochelle, who contracted the virus from her husband because his doctor decided not to inform them of Mr. Pittman's fatal disease.
This tragic...
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A raw memoir from television host Matt Chisholm on battling booze and depression and finding a way through.
Country boy and television host Matt Chisholm seemed to have it all. With a plum job on TV and a great family, his future looked bright.?
But behind the happy facade, Matt was barely coping, driving himself into the ground with work and withdrawing from everyone but his family. One day something snapped. After admitting in a social media post...
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From the earliest efforts to segregate the "mad" in society, to the wily World War II-era social engineers who twisted Darwin's "survival of the fittest" theory to fit a much darker agenda, to the follies of the antipsychiatry movement (starring L. Ron Hubbard and his gifted, insanity-denying compatriot Thomas Szasz), we've struggled to deal with mental health care for generations. And it all leads to the current landscape, in which too many families...
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Americans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. In recent decades, however, we have seen the rise of an ethic that views Americans as requiring the ministrations of mental health professionals to cope with life's vicissitudes. Being "in touch with one's feelings" and freely expressing them have become paramount virtues. Today, with a book for every ailment, a counselor for every crisis, a lawsuit for every grievance,...
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A inicios del 2020 la humanidad fue sorprendida por una pandemia. Para asombro de todo el mundo, un nuevo coronavirus se instaló planetariamente, alterando en profundidad la cotidianeidad, la costumbre, el hábito y la rutina. El golpe fue grande, y las secuelas que dejó esta enfermedad, bautizada como COVID-19, pueden resultar mucho peores. Sobre todo, porque hay otras pandemias paralelas tan viejas de existir y casi invisibilizadas, aunque no...
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If a multinational employer fired you for having diabetes because you would be off sick a lot in the future, what would you do? This is a true story of discrimination in the workplace, one ordinary person against a multinational employer, multinational legal firm, barrister, appeal courts, countries and international courts, in the form of a diary including emails, correspondence, and judgments. A modern day David and Goliath with many twists along...
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